The Honour of Prophets — Page 36
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad 36 sign of a sinless person is that they remain engaged in seeking forgiveness from God more than anyone else and unceasingly seek strength from the Almighty at every moment and in every situation, to protect themselves from human weakness; this, in other words, is called istighfar. The child that always walks with the support of its mother’s hand and does not leave her side even for a second will, without doubt, be saved from stumbling. But a child who is not led by its mother, and climbs up and down a dangerous set of steps alone, is bound to fall one day, and a terrible fall it shall be. Thus, just as it is preferable for a fortunate child never to part from its beloved mother and never to leave her lap and bosom, so is it the practice of holy personages that they lie at God’s threshold as children do in their mothers’ laps. A child fulfils all its needs through the strength of its mother and when faced by the opposition of another child, or when confronted by a dog or some other danger, or if it finds itself in a wavering situation, the child immediately calls for its mother so she may rush towards it and protect it from danger. So too is the case with spiritual children who consider their Lord to be their mother and consid er His power to be their treasure, and at every moment without fail, they seek strength from Him. To illustrate, at a time of hunger when a suckling baby puts its lips to